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Periodical: The Prasnottara

Summary: From Pat Deveney's database:

Prasnottara, The.
Theosophy in India.
1891--1903 Bimonthly
Benares, India. Language: English.
Editor: Head Quarters of the Indian Section; G.S. Arundale. Succeeded by: Theosophy in India (name changed from Prasnottara, January 1904)
1/1, January 1891-December 1903.

This was begun on the establishment by Bertram Keightley of the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society, for which it was the organ. Like its successor and continuation, the journal was devoted primarily to the practical affairs of the Theosophical Society in India (dues, receipts, Mrs. Besant’s tour program, conventions, etc.) but also included articles on various points of Theosophy. Noted in Metaphysische Rundschau, July 1896. Archivo General de la Guerra Civil Espanola.

Other Sources:
Issues:Prasnottara V10 Index 1900
Prasnottara V11 N1 Jan-feb 1901
Prasnottara V11 N3 Mar 1901
Prasnottara V11 N4 Apr 1901
Prasnottara V11 N5 May 1901
Prasnottara V11 N6 Jun 1901
Prasnottara V11 N7 Jul 1901
Prasnottara V11 N8 Aug 1901
Prasnottara V11 N9 Sep 1901
Prasnottara V11 N10 Oct 1901
Prasnottara V11 N11 Nov 1901
Prasnottara V11 N12 Dec 1901
Claude-Generated Themes:   'Prasnottara' — Sanskrit for 'questions and answers' — was the monthly organ of the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society, issued from Benares around the turn of the twentieth century. Its pages are core Theosophy: the law of karma and the doctrine of reincarnation form its doctrinal spine, universal brotherhood its ethical program, and a catechetical question-and-answer format its method, all set against an Indian religio-philosophical background. Comparative-religion reflections in the Theosophical perennialist manner appear alongside the Society's practical business, including printed accounts of the General Fund. It is best read as an insider Theosophical periodical with an unusually strong karma-and-rebirth emphasis rather than a general occult miscellany.

Generated by Claude from the periodical's digitized text; a thematic reading, not a bibliographic description.
Topics:Theosophy